Type-writer.



. ITNESSES No. 882,389. PATENTED 00% z, 1906.

- M, F. J. A. mm; a; A. J. LINNARTZ.

- TYPE WRITER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 4. 19 05.

nniirnn STATES PATENT enric MAX FRANZ JOSEF AUGUST KNIE AND ANSELM JOSEFLINNARTZ, OF

LUBECK, GERMANY.

TYPE-WRITER.

Patented Oct. 2, 1906.

Application filed February 4,1905- S erial No. 244 148:

1'0 all; whom it'- many concern:

Be it known that we, MAX FRANZ Josnr AUGUST KNm and ANsnLM J osnrLINNARTZ, subjects of the German Emperor, residing in Li'ibeck, in theGerman Empire, have invented certain new and useful ImprovementsinSound-Deadening Cases for Type-Writers, of

which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates toimprovements in sound-deadening cases fortype-writers; and the object-of the invention is to prevent the clickingnoise caused by the actuation of-the v typedevers. I

With this end in view the invention consists in the novel features ofconstruction and arrangements of parts to be hereinafter de-' scribedand claimed.

In the accompan ing drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation 0 atype-writing machine rovided with our improved sound-deadening case.Fig. 2 is a top view of the same; andFigs. 3 and 4 are side elevations,the'former partly in vertical transverse section.

Similar letters of reference indicate similar parts throughout theseveral views.

According to our invention the whole writing mechanism is incloscd in abox or case in such a manner that only the key-levers and keys areexposed. The box or shell a may be made of wood or sheet metal or of anyother material which is sufficiently rigid to keep the necessary form orshape. In the lower front wall of the box a is arranged an openingthrough which the key-levers c project, as shown. On the inner or outerside of the box or case a, or on both sides of the same, is arranged alayer s, of felt, clotli,r11bber, or other sound-deadening material.

1' The bottom plate I) of the box is also covered in the same manner.Where openin s are requiredas, for instance, for the keyevers e,' thehandle (1 for moving the paper to be written on &c.the edges of suchopening.

ing material. Suitable hinged doors f g, also cushioned, are providedfor permitting the paper to be inserted in the machine or other wisegiving access to the latter. The door or lids' f g are arranged in thetop of the easing and swing upwardly in opposite directions, asindicated by dotted lines in Fig. 4,

latter are closed. By this arrangement the casing may be opened only tothe necessary extent by raising either or both of said lids. Asight-opening it, covered with glass, mica,

MAX FRANZ JOSEF'AUGUST KNIE. ANSELM JOSEF hTNNAlt'lZ.

\Vitnesses EMIL HAASE, WILHELM GRAEFE.

are also cushioned with elastic sound-deaden- 4 the free edges of saidlids meeting when the I or other transparent material, is arranged in

